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Cas⋅a⋅no⋅va

  [kaz-uh-noh-vuh, kas-; It. kah-sah-naw-vah]
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1. Gio⋅van⋅ni Ja⋅co⋅po  [jaw-vahn-nee yah-kaw-paw] , 1725–98, Italian adventurer and writer.
2. a man with a reputation for having many amorous adventures; rake; Don Juan.
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Cas⋅a⋅no⋅van⋅ic  [kaz-uh-noh-van-ik, kas-] , adjective
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Cas·a·no·va   (kās'ə-nō'və, kāz'-)   
n.  

  1. A man who is amorously and gallantly attentive to women.

  2. A promiscuous man; a philanderer.


[After Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

Casanova 
1888, from Giacomo Girolamo Casanova de Seignalt (1725-98), legendary debaucher.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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